Bell
in Wisconsin
There are 2,646 people with the last name "Bell" in Wisconsin.
Ranking in Wisconsin
| Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Bell | 92 |
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Meaning & History
Scottish and northern English: from the medieval personal name Bel. As a man's name this is from Old French beu, bel ‘handsome’, which was also used as a nickname. As a female name it represents a short form of Isobel, a form of Elizabeth.
Scottish: Americanized form of Gaelic
Jewish (Ashkenazic): Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in western Norway named Bell, the origin of which is unexplained.
Scandinavian: of English or German origin; in German as a habitational name for someone from Bell in Rhineland, Germany, or possibly from Belle in Westphalia.
Americanized spelling of German
